Parade marred by potholes

I had the opportunity to march in the Hespeler Santa Claus Parade for the Hespeler Legion colour party.

What a great parade. Russell Bygrave was greatly missed, but his dear wife, in his absence, did a great job. We do hope and pray that Russell comes through his ordeal.

The unfortunate problem in marching and driving on Queen Street is the total disrepair of Queen Street, right from Schofield to Tannery streets. The manholes are sunken down and there are potholes all over.

It was very unfortunate that one of the band members from the Ulster Accordion Band fell at the corner of Queen and Tannery streets and required medical attention. I am sure he fell into one of our many potholes on our main street.

I have addressed this matter with Coun. Rick Cowsill and Mayor Doug Craig, and was informed that repairs were in the budget for this year. I do not think so. Maybe we have to wait for a lawsuit against the city, which we will all have to pay. Still, it was a great turnout for the Hespeler Santa Claus Parade.